Book #14618

The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Katherine Paterson
Book #14618 The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks - 1st Edition/1st Printing. Katherine Paterson.
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks - 1st Edition/1st Printing

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine in Fine dust jacket
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Publisher: New York: Lodestar Books/Dutton, 1990.
ISBN: 0525672834
Illustrator: Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

An beautiful first edition/first Print book in Fine condition in alike dustjacket. Small bumps to corners. SIGNED by author Katherine Paterson and illustrators and two-time Caldecott Medalists Leo and Diane Dillon directly on the title page.

A pair of mandarin ducks are separated by a cruel lord who cages the drake and admires his colorful beauty. A compassionate servant couple who release the heartsick drake are sentenced to death; but the grateful drake and his mate return the loving couple's kindness and outsmart the capricious lord; Color Illustrations; 4to ; Signed by Author & Illustrator.

Price: $90.00

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